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H. R. ROSE.

GOV-BRING FOR BRIGK HACKS.

No. 352,839. Patented Nov. 16, 1886.

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GOVERING FOR BRIGK HACKS.

Patented Nov. 16, 1886.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

'HILEND R. ROSE, or POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.

.COVERING FOR BRICK-HACKS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.352,839, dated November 16, 1886.

Application filed November 23, 1885. Serial No. 183,824. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HILEND B. Home, a citizen of the United States, residing at Poughkeepsie, in the county of Dutchess and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coverings for Brick- Hacks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

My invention relates to the coverings for brick-hacks; and the nature thereof consists in certain improvements in the construction of the same, and novel combination of parts,hereinafter described and shown.

In the accompanying drawings, in which corresponding parts are designated by similar letters, Figure l is a side elevation. Fig.2 is a spective view.

The saddle A is constructed of boards fastened together at right angles, and provided with strips B, of wood or iron, to strengthen it and prevent the boards from splitting. These strips extend above the top of the saddle in such a manner as to form by their intersection a crotch or fork, which constitutes an angular receptacle for-the reception of the 0 sides D D of the covering when they are not" in use. These sides, which are made of canvas, leather, rubber, or some other suitable flexible material, are fastened to the saddle, and provided with rods d, of heavy wood or 3 5 iron, to keep them in place. The saddles thus transverse vertical section, and Fig. 3 isa perurpose described;

constructed are arranged to overlap, the one over the other, the entire length of the hack, thus giving strength to the covering throughout its length.

A covering such as described will require 0 less room than those now in use; it can easily and quickly be put over the hack or removed therefrom; it can be so placed that the top-efl the hack is covered while the sides thereof are exposed; it cannot be displaced by a sudden gust of wind, and will protect the hack from top to bottom in all kinds of weather.

I am aware that a frame supportinga flexible covering has been described in United States Patent No. 314,457.

Having thus described myinvention, Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A covering for brick-hacks, consisting of a series of saddles constructed of boards fastened together at right angles, and provided with strips B, and weighted flexible sides, the one overlapping the other, as and for the purpose described.

2. The saddle provided with strips extending above it in such a manner as to form a crotch or angular receptacle, in combination with weighted and flexible sides, as and for the In testimony whereof I afflx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HILEND R. ROSE.

' Witnesses:

O. W. H. ARNOLD,

E. E. PERKINS. 

